I Became the Male Lead who was Clinging onto the Female Leads - I Became the Male Lead who was Clinging onto the Female Leads chapter 12

12 – Why the hell do bandits have this?

Eugene drooled in front of the serious situation he was facing.

‘There is no money for food.’

Thanks to Abel’s help, he had to pay for his housing, but he had been concentrating on his training, using his money only for food.

‘But I can’t do that anymore.’

I had no money left.

The pockets were so clean they didn’t need to be cleaned.

‘I have to make money whether I like it or not.’

Like the previous owner of the body, he had to earn money by going to the commissioned guild.

“Should I go out and think about it?”

Eugene left the dormitory. He was thinking of going in search of a guild he commissioned.

As he walked down the hallway, he wondered if there was another way to make money besides the guild.

In the meantime, a blonde female student came out from the crossroads in the hallway.

“Ouch!”

“Evil!”

A place called a safe hallway combined with random thoughts, and Eugene, unable to avoid the female student, sat down on the ground.

“Ugh…… It hurts.”

The same goes for his female counterpart. She was frowning as if she was quite sick.

It was Tina.

When she checked Eugene’s face, her eyes widened slightly.

“Huh? Eugene?”

“I’m sorry.”

After handing over the apology, Eugene immediately stood up.

“Wait!”

“Why?”

“Oh, that’s not a big deal, what is that?”

Tina awkwardly raised her body.

“We also had a sparring match, but you can say hello when you see their faces, right?”

“…… OK, see you again.”

After replying roughly, Eugene turned her body around. He didn’t have money to eat now, so he couldn’t afford to relax.

‘No, I’m just going to say hello!’

A very cold attitude.

Eugene was just hungry, but from Tina’s point of view, Eugene seemed to draw her line.

Even if he’s reluctant to talk to himself, he’d go this far.

Besides greetings, I have something to tell you.

Two days ago, time to practice fire attribute magic.

The day’s practice was a group assignment.

The task is to melt all spheres resistant to the fire attribute with the crew.

It wasn’t a task that could be solved by ignorantly injecting mana, it was an important test to steadily inject an appropriate amount of mana so that the hot temperature could be maintained for a long time.

She was the best fire magician in her 1st year, confidently proceeded with her task, and her teammates were with her, so she worked on her task with a comfortable mind.

But accidents always happen when you’re not paying attention.

The student who had been blowing magic in front of her was distracted from what he was doing last night, and he was supposed to use heating magic, but he used destructive magic.

As a result, the heated sphere flew at Tina, and she ducked down in embarrassment, but her hair burned.

At that time, Eugene, who was working on an assignment in the group right next to Tina, blew her water attribute magic without chanting and blocked her orb.

‘Though I did say thank you back then.’

As an aristocrat, she had to repay her properly.

Her blonde hair was something she cherished, so what Eugene did for her was no small feat.

“You know that. What she helped me with in magic practice three days ago.”

“Why is that?”

“I wonder if I want to repay you properly. If it wasn’t for you then, I might have had to cut the hair I’ve been growing my whole life.”

“She’s the only daughter of the Countess of Florence. Can’t you buy a potion to save her hair?”

“You can buy it.”

“But why cut it?”

“Huh?”

Tina made a silly face. Soon she shook her head.

“That’s not it, it’s just that I’m grateful anyway. Even reviving hair with potion takes time. In the meantime, you’ll have to wear a hat or something. Because you prevented that situation.”

“I said thank you last time, so that’s okay.”

“Besides that, I really want to thank you.”

“Then buy me some food.”

“What?”

Tina made a puzzled face.

I want you to buy me some food.

Isn’t this a request for a meal in return?

‘Does he still have a heart?’

She didn’t feel that way at all on the outside, but maybe her heart was something else.

If so, it would be difficult to accept this offer.

It’s true that Eugene has become a decent person unlike before, but I still haven’t felt anything like romance with him.

For that, the remnants of him before he changed were too huge.

“Bar, buying food is a bit… ….”

“You won’t buy it? I’m going?”

“Wait wait!”

‘What am I thinking right now!’

You’re doing a foundation to figure out what to give in a position where you have to give something in return.

That kind of thing couldn’t be called a real reciprocation.

“I’ll buy it for you. I’ll buy you!”

Tina ended up buying food for Eugene.

‘Do you buy me this?’

I can handle one meal for now.

Eugene dragged Tina to the sandwich shop next to the main cafeteria of the Royal School.

“Huh? You want to eat? Would you like a sandwich?”

“What? Did you try to eat too?”

“Huh?”

“You asked me to buy it. I didn’t say let’s eat together.”

“Huh?”

Tina’s face turned grotesque.

“A kid like you wouldn’t mind eating with a guy like me. Master.”

“Ah yes, what would you like?”

“I’d like a sandwich, please.”

“Yes, here it is.”

The dish he ordered was in stock, and the host brought it right away.

Eugene took it and said to Tina.

“I said I would buy it, so please pay for it. I go.”

“… ….”

Tina finished her calculations without saying anything as if her trauma was great.

Looking at Yujin’s back as she walked away, she realized that she had drawn the right line on the rooftop that day.

“A little…… I’ll tell you softly.”

*

Eugene, who satiated with a sandwich, was already walking to the entrance of the Royal School.

He was thinking of leaving school right away and heading to the commissioned guild.

But a voice caught him.

“Stop there for a second!”

It was not a familiar voice. It was the first voice I heard after coming to this world.

When I turned around and looked, I saw a silver-haired man who reminded me of someone.

“Do you know who I am?”

As soon as he saw the man’s face, Eugene identified his identity.

Cillian von Ruell, Silin’s older brother and the second son of the Luberta family.

A third-year student at the Royal School, he was said to be less talented than the family’s eldest son and Silin, but as a swordsman with the blood of the Ruberta family, he had the best swordsmanship in his grade.

“Are you the first grader who fought with my sister a week ago?”

“That’s right.”

“Thank God. I want to ask you something. Is it okay?”

It was a look that wouldn’t let you go if you said it wasn’t okay.

“What is it?”

“I heard that you lasted quite a while in sparring with my sister, is that true?”

Sillian recently heard a strange rumor about his genius sister, and came to Yujin to find out more.

There was no point in hiding a fact that was already well known, so Eugene said it as it was.

“Yes, but I would have lost if I had continued.”

“This guy is humble.”

Cillian laughed heartily.

“My sister is the best swordsman prodigy in the first year of the Royal School. His genius may be the highest among all Royal Schools. It’s a level that even the strong swordsmen in the second year can’t handle easily. But did you really last that long?”

As Silian said, Silin’s ability was great in itself, but it was because of the short war.

In this world, human Danjeon grows in earnest from the age of 16 and ends at the age of 20.

So, in Silin’s age range, just one year and one year made a huge difference.

If you beat a swordsman one year older, it was a genius in itself, and there was no case of winning a swordsman two years older.

So it was natural for Silian to have such a question about Eugene.

Eugene was the eldest son of a fallen baron whose name was not even known as a swordsman.

‘It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe me.’

But from Eugene’s point of view, I was rather grateful if he didn’t believe me. There was no reason for him to say that he knew his skills were underestimated.

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe me.”

“If I apply for Dalian right now, will you accept it? To find out the truth of the rumors surrounding you?”

“No.”

‘Do you think I’m crazy?’

I wonder if we’ll know after about a month. Fighting now would have been a disaster.

“What if I pulled out my sword right now?”

“Are you thinking of persecuting a junior two years younger? The swordsman of the Ruberta family shouldn’t have done such a thing.”

“Are you talking quietly?”

“We might get into a fight soon, so how can we be polite?”

The eyes collided between the two. A war of nerves continued as if sparks were flying.

It was Sillian who gained momentum first. He couldn’t read the fear in Eugene’s eyes.

“Can I live in fear of juniors? Like you said, I can’t force sparring with me because I’m two years older. I had no intention of doing that in the first place.”

“I’m glad.”

“But I do know one thing.”

“What?”

“That you held out against Shilin for a long time. Looking into your eyes, you are not a normal human either.”

Sillian’s gaze at Eugene had changed a little before he knew it.

“I will remember your face. I sincerely apologize for bothering you today, so I’ll relieve you.”

Silian shook hands, and Eugene accepted without thinking.

It was a picture that would be nice to part with as it is.

However, Silian opened his mouth once more.

“I have one more question.”

“What is it?”

“Did you stop following my little sister? I haven’t seen her around her sister lately.”

“… ….”

A sudden attack made Eugene speechless.

‘Eugene you bastard… ….’

Just cursing at the body’s former owner.

Eugene, barely able to spit out the swear words, left her seat without saying anything.

“It was so hard, but there was no way I could approach it. I will never go anywhere in my life.”

“Really?”

Silian, who didn’t catch Yujin as she left, laughed haphazardly, and removed her laughter.

It was good that her sister’s long-standing trouble was resolved, but it was also good that she found a swordsman with the potential to cross swords with her in the future.

He was also a swordsman after all, and his sympathy for the strong is a swordsman’s chronic disease.

‘You have good eyes.’

Sillian read the eyes of a man who was confident in his sword from Eugene.

If his grade rises and he is able to engage in sparring, he will one day clash swords.

Sillian thought so and turned around.